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Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat
Tennessee Republicans on Thursday passed a new congressional map that would crack Shelby County — home to majority-Black Memphis — into three different districts, in an effort to eliminate the state's...

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Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state’s lone majority-Black district
How Tennessee Republicans’ new congressional maps could change which candidates you vote for this fall
Democratic Candidates and Voters Challenge Tennessee’s New Map
A coalition of voters and Democratic candidates sued Tennessee officials in federal court late Thursday over its new congressional map, arguing that it was unconstitutional to implement new district l...

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‘They are such liars’: TN Democrat slams Republicans for redrawn map that she calls ‘racist’
State releases new maps for Memphis area: Which congressional district are you in?
TN Democrats sue over new congressional maps in second legal challenge
The Democratic Party and candidates and voters in Davidson, Maury and Shelby counties sued the state a day after Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a new map that eliminates Tennessee’s only Black-majority...

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Tennessee Republicans Pass Gerrymander, Erasing State's Last Seat Favoring Democrats
Tennessee Democrats file lawsuit over new districts
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Tennessee GOP unveils new maps fracturing Memphis and Nashville

Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.

Is it legal to redraw congressional maps now? Inside TN redistricting

Tennessee lawmakers return to Nashville this week to redraw the state’s congressional maps. How does that work? And is it legal to do it now?